The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2040
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
9:20 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1455
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 292.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -2.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.50° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.12° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.